Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-08
LOCAL NEWS,

station to the West, Wednesday, $50 head
of Merino rams and % Jersey cattle. They
go out to be sold. Henry j. Sampson
went with them.
The bank building is being painted.
This improvement, together with the
new windows in the upper stories, makes
a decided change for the better in the
looks of the premises.
Butter has sold in this market the past
week at II and 10 cents pound. None
was bought Monday, but quite an amount
came in on Saturday and since Monday.
y year ago Monday the price paid was 13
and If cents.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned at the post-office one month I'M
called for Louis Ash. d. 5. Blantield, j.
W. IL II. w. Brown, Joseph Gotta, j. Du-
mont. Miss Nellie O'Donnell, Mrs. Isreal
Shacket, Moses Sharkey. NJ. L. Taylor,
Alma NJ. Vradenburg. Geo. W. White
more. Mrs. J. II. Watson.
Both the Congregational church and
society held meetings on the afternoon of
Saturday last. Rev. Mr.. Speare's resig
nation of the pastorate was accepted and
committees We're appointed to confer
with him relative to calling a council.
| The pastor and committees met Tuesday
| and decided TO call the council at 10 a. IN.
the 10Th inst.
Our weather report will convince those
of our readers who have not experienced
it that the temperature in this region the
past week has been something unusual
and unpleasant. 1t is seldom that the
thermometer stays so high for so long
period. Rain fell Tuesday night. but
Wednesday it was as hot as ever. Farm
ers are hard at their hayng. The crop
in the main is fair.
Rev. Dr. O. II. White will give the last
lecture of his course on the subject of
"Africa" at the Congregational church.
on Sunday evening next, beginning at : 80
o'clock. 1t will be remembered that one
object of these lectures is to aid the
Young Mems Christian association, and
this fact should be enough to insure a
full attendance. But the lecture itself
is sure to be interesting and valuable.
The Fourth passed here in comparative
quiet On Friday the village trustees
issued a notice that the use of fireworks
except between the hours of a. M, and
u p. IN. would be prohibited. They had
officers out TO see that the order was
obeyed, and in consequence those who
chose were able to sleep till a reasonably
late hour on Monday morning. Then
the explosion of crackers began and the
small boy got in his work in great shape
so long as his stock on hand and money
lasted. No accidents of any account oc-
cured. Several lots of private fireworks.
some of the them quite extensive, were
let off in the evening. a number of the
village people took the early train for
Burlington and went over to Platts burg
to the tiremen's muster. returning on the
New York express in the evening. Most
of the stores were closed all day.
Mr.. James G.. Noonan, who died at his
home on Seymour street last Saturday
morning. came to this town several years
ago from Ferrisburgh, where lie was born
and where two of his brothers, William
q. and ID. o., still reside. Mr.. Thomas Il
Noonan, a prominent farmer of Addison.
is another brother and the late Mrs. +. \
Barney of this village was sister of the
deceased. Mr.. NoOnan was for number
of years section foreman on the Middle
bury section, but for the past three OF
four years had been employed by the
Green Mountain Pulp Co. 1t was while
at work in the pulp mill, about four weeks
ago, that he cut his knee with a draw
shave. Erysipelas attacked the wound
and then blood-poisoning set in, which
resulted in his death after days of great
suffering. His age was 81 years. He
leaves widow and one daughter. Mr.
Noonan was kind-hearted. conscientious
and Woodworking man. The funeral was
attended from the house at o'clock Sun
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Carpenter officat-
ing. The bearers were Messrs. F.. Il.
Clay, w. c. Langworthy and Robinson
Cartmell of this town and John \. Cad
well of New Haven.
PERSONAL MENTION.
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